Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered a lecture entitled, “The Competing Visions of the American Political System: Building Public and Private Spheres,” at the Norwegian Washington Seminar in Washington, DC. The visiting delegation included leading government and business officials in Norway.
UMW Theatre Opens 2018-19 Season with The Amish Project
Sign Up for September Safe Zone Advanced Training Workshop
The UMW Safe Zone program offers workshops that are designed to educate members of the University community about lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ+) issues to increase the safety and inclusion of all campus citizens. At the end of each workshop, participants will have the opportunity to become a Safe Zone ally for our campus.
Safe Zone allies are individuals who will:
- Be understanding, supportive, and trustworthy if LGBTQ+ individuals need help, advice or just someone to talk to.
- Not tolerate homophobic and heterosexist comments and actions and will address them in an educational and informative manner.
- Have received training and can provide information regarding on- or off-campus resources.
We offer two types of general Safe Zone workshops for faculty and staff. All faculty and staff are welcome and encouraged to attend these workshops, including adjunct faculty and part-time staff. The basic training focuses on terminology, issues related to privilege, increasing awareness and sensitivity, and how to support the LGBTQ+ population on campus. The advanced training is for faculty and staff who have already completed the basic training and covers more advanced topics, including bystander intervention.
For any interested faculty or staff, we are still offering advanced training on Tuesday, Sept. 25 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Registration is required to attend, and space is limited. Please email Laura Wilson at lwilson5@umw.edu to register for a training or if you have questions. If you would like more information about Safe Zone, please visit the website at bit.ly/UMWsafezone
Banned Books Read Out Sept. 26-27
In honor of this year’s Banned Books Week (September 23-29), a Read Out will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 26, and Thursday, Sept. 27, on Campus Walk, in front of Lee Hall, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Faculty, administrators, and students will read from selected banned books. The event, which is sponsored by the Department of English, Linguistics and Communication, Simpson Library, and the University Bookstore, is free and open to the public. Rain location is the University Center. A special exhibition of banned books will be on display in the lobby area of Simpson Library throughout the week.
Registrar’s Office to Present at 2018 MABUG Conference
The Registrar’s Office is set to be well represented at this year’s Mid-Atlantic Banner Users Group (MABUG) Conference, which takes place October 14-16 right here in Fredericksburg at the Fredericksburg Expo Center. Brian Ogle, Associate Registrar for Student Systems, will present on UMW’s revamped academic standing policy as well as on our current commencement participation policies. Evie Sherlock, Associate Registrar for Administration and Enrollment, and Kevin Caffrey, Senior Associate Registrar, will be presenting how UMW utilizes the waitlist feature in Banner 9, and Caffrey and University Registrar, Rita Dunston, will co-present a session on how the Registrar’s Office has successfully utilized social media to expand their role on campus and effectively disseminate information. For more information on MABUG 2018 including registering for the conference, go to http://www.mabug.org.
Flu Vaccines Available on Campus
Flu season is coming and the Student Health Center is collaborating with Giant pharmacy to administer flu shots to UMW, faculty, staff and students. You’ll just need your health insurance card or a photo of it on your phone. Giant also accepts cash, checks and credit cards.
Flu shots will be offered in the lobby of the UC from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the following days:
- Oct. 9th
- Oct. 24
- Oct. 25
Be wise and immunize!
Julia DeLancey Publishes New Archival Research
This summer saw the publication of a new article by Professor of Art History Julia DeLancey. The article, entitled “Celebrating citizenship: Titian’s portrait of the color seller Alvise Gradignan della Scala and social status in early modern Venice,” looks at the portrait of della Scala—now in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden—by the sixteenth-century Venetian painter, Tiziano Vecellio, more commonly known as Titian. Using new archival discoveries made mainly in the Archivio di Stato in Venice, the article places Titian’s portrait of his colleague and supplier into the larger social and artistic context of Renaissance Venice and presents new information about color sellers and their place in Venetian social hierarchy.
DeLancey, Julia A. “Celebrating citizenship: Titian’s portrait of the color seller Alvise Gradignan della Scala and social status in early modern Venice.” Studi Veneziani n.s. 76 (2017): 15 – 60.